The Boondocks and a dream

I would like to understand why Rev. Al Sharpton chose to protest The Boondocks cartoon when we have children dying, being abused, starving, uneducated. When school systems are under funding predominately black schools and over funding predominately white schools. When the Bush administration is cutting the budget on women's rights. When I still can't walk into certain stores without being followed because of the color of my skin. When our people are discriminated against, killing each other.

I guess protesting the use of "Nigga" in this cartoon was far more important than working to better educate our children to stop the killings, the drugs, and the racism. I guess in all of his outrage he didn't watch the entire cartoon and see the message of hope or the dream that one man has for his people. I guess for all of his knowledge he didn't understand what Aaron McGruder was trying to say. I guess he didn't see that that was the only way for Dr. King to get the peoples attention, the same people who turned their backs on him. I guess he didn't see that Dr. King made a great speech that night that struck a cord in the Black race, made them stand up, look around, pay attention and see that the way they were living was not cutting it, that they had to make a change. I guess he didn't see that a change was made, our people united, changed the political climate, the cultural climate spoke in one voice and all for the betterment for our race. I guess he didn't hear Huey's last comment how it was good to have a dream. I saw no dishonor of Dr. King, I saw a man honoring a dream because in the cartoon once again Dr. King made a difference.

I agree with Huey, it is good to dream that we will achieve this one day. I pray that we will. My advice to those who find the cartoon offensive, if you don't like it TURN IT OFF! Just because you don't like it doesn't mean I feel the same way. That goes for music also. The best way to hurt them is not to buy whatever they are selling, don't watch the show, don't listen to the music, and don’t go see the movie. But leave me in peace to form my own opinion, I don't need you to tell me how I should feel about these things and then get offended when I don't follow you.

My thoughts, my views, until next time.